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Malaria Action Program for Districts

Malaria Action Program for Districts

USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts is focused on preventing and controlling malaria morbidity and mortality in Uganda through support to the government on a range of activities to minimise the social impact and economic losses on those affected. The five-year project is being implemented in 43 districts in the Central, Western and West Nile regions of Uganda. Between 2016 and 2021, the programme aims to reach an estimated 13 million people.

Malaria Action Program for Districts

One of the aims of the project is to ensure pregnant women receive the right number of preventive malaria treatments to protect both the mother and child. The project is training health staff at various levels to increase uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy.

Malaria Action Program for Districts

To reach all targeted communities with efficient messages, a community health worker is making use of social and behaviour change communications during a home visit in Umojja Village, Nyakasenge sub-county, Kasese district

Malaria Action Program for Districts

Special emphasis is placed on innovative social behaviour change communication approaches to reach all targeted communities with efficient messages. One of these approaches is community dialogue, where the community health worker actively engages with his community members in conversations about malaria. This community dialogue is taking place at a Primary School in Kisenyi.

Malaria Action Program for Districts

Following current national policies, guidelines and international practices, the project is working alongside the National Malaria Control Program and the district health management teams to improve malaria prevention in the communities by increasing access to nets. In this photo, people are registering to receive mosquito nets at Aii Vu sub-county, Terego village in Arua District

Project Overview

Despite significant progress over the last decade, malaria remains persistently high in most areas of Uganda. The country still has one of the highest malaria burdens in Africa.

USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts, made possible by support from the American and British people, is working to help control this disease. The programme is being implemented by Malaria Consortium in partnership with Jhpiego, Banyan Global, Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU), Deloitte Uganda and Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI).

We are providing technical direction and oversight of the programme, programmatic and representation leadership, as well as coordination of the partners. Project partners bring critical technical expertise and implementation experience in the Ugandan context in the areas of capacity building and malaria in pregnancy (Jhpiego), gender inclusion (Banyan), diagnostics (IDI), communications (CDFU), and grants management (Deloitte).